"Together, Further!" ... The 7th World Esports Summit Held, Presenting Directions for Esports Industry Development

9.29~10.1 Busan Esports Stadium, Growing into a Global Esports Hub City

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] Busan City, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the International Esports Federation (IESF), and the Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency will hold the "7th World Esports Summit (WE Summit 22)" at the Busan Esports Stadium from September 29 to October 1.

Since 2016, this event has been held under the name "World Esports Summit," where esports experts from around the world gather to share the current status of the esports industry and suggest directions for development. Starting this year, the event has been renamed "World Esports Summit (WE Summit)" symbolizing the word WE (us) by using the first letters of World Esports, which represents global esports.

The World Esports Summit has been held consecutively in Busan for six years since 2017, widely promoting Busan as the esports mecca city to the world.

This event will be held under the slogan "Together, Further!" and will include an opening ceremony, panel discussions by session, networking events, and side events.

Especially, after being held in a hybrid format combining online and offline due to COVID-19, this year esports stakeholders from around the world will gather offline in one place to continue serious discussions on the development direction of the esports industry.

Session discussions will feature domestic and international esports industry stakeholders as speakers covering eight sessions: ▲Success factors of Asian esports ▲Cooperation methods for successful tournament operation ▲Hidden heroes of esports ▲Industry growth through diverse content ▲Legal system establishment for the esports industry ▲Development of guidelines for esports growth ▲Tourism benefits of esports infrastructure ▲Roles of esports organizations in various sectors.

As side events, the International Referee Summit, where international esports referees participate to discuss the importance of esports referee education, and the International Academic Seminar, which presents and discusses academic research and selected works for esports international standardization, will be held together.

For spectators wishing to attend the event onsite, pre-registration was accepted through the federation’s website, and all seats are currently fully booked. Spectators must wear masks onsite to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Citizens wishing to participate online can share various lectures and discussions by esports stakeholders on the Busan Esports Stadium YouTube channel (in English, the International Esports Federation YouTube channel).

Mayor Park Hyung-jun said, “I am very pleased that the ‘World Esports Summit,’ which has come with a new name, will be held again in Busan this year without change,” and emphasized, “Busan City has established an esports industry foundation by operating the International Esports R&D Center together with the International Esports Federation, and we will continue to do our best for the development of the esports industry.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.